Pilot Plant Technician

Monument Chemical Houston • Brandenburg, KY

14h

About The Position

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monument Chemical serves the specialty chemicals industry – and produces a variety of solvents, intermediates, specialty fuels, and other specialty products, as well as offers industry-leading Custom Manufacturing services. At Monument, you’ll find careers in several engineering and skilled trades roles and disciplines. Working together like a family, our teams drive continual improvement in quality, cost, lead time, flexibility, and customer service. Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, we offer a diverse range of opportunities where you will be challenged and encouraged to grow. To efficiently and effectively operate the pilot plant equipment in order to develop and scale-up new products, modify current products, and produce semi-commercial product as required in support of the facility and business.

Requirements

• High School or Equivalent (college or trade school experience a plus)
• Good organizational skills
• Good verbal/written and interpersonal communication skills
• Good problem-solving, math and basic computer skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and willingness to accept responsibility for work area.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new product chemistries and their corresponding chemical processes.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years experience in a chemical manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in MS Office preferred.
• SAP, Provox, and Delta V experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of chemistries in the pilot plant and mentors new employees.
• Operates all pilot plant equipment (reactors, filter systems, etc.) and uses DCS to control equipment.
• Troubleshoots problems with pilot plant equipment and processes, alerts supervision of problems with pilot plant equipment and processes when necessary.
• Writes pilot plant SOPs as needed, modifies and approves equipment operating procedures and MOC’s.
• Analyzes and interprets analytical issues to determine how to proceed with the batch(s) or experiments.
• Collects, stores, and labels pilot plant wastes as accumulated with awareness to ensure all environmental requirements are met.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED